Analysis of Patient Education Material

Introduction As a research field, interest in health literacy has increased significantly. In recent research, it is common in Europe and the United States that the general public's health literacy is low. People who understand inappropriate health information materials may find it difficult to make the best use of these materials. Therefore, it is necessary to place more emphasis on health literacy through strong research in this area to improve health care services for growing communities.

In the article of AFP, "The teaching material should be short, clear, simple, and should include a picture. It should be improved by making the knowledge level of patient teaching materials below the sixth grade and have a sufficient literacy rate" Says. Studies published in 'Medical Medicine Archives' in 2006 concluded that doctors often fail to communicate important elements of drug use when starting new drugs. Do not let the patient take medicine as instructed. Indeed, patients who do not receive counseling do not know how to take their medicine, so the possibility of sticking to prescriptions is low.

Reading and writing is the first skill that people consider when considering patient health literacy. Patients should be able to read various items such as discharge instructions, health education materials, insurance policies, medical bills, nutrition information and consent form. Writing skills are required to complete registration and enrollment applications, insurance claims, living will and appellate. Many foreign born users of the US medical system have different linguistic structures and educational opportunities from country to country, so their reading and writing skills are different. People who use English as a second language can not read or write in their mother tongue or can read / write. You may also be accustomed to the alphabet that is different from the alphabet commonly used in the United States. These descriptors represent a variety of skill levels, including unfamiliar written expressions and high literacy rates in non-Roman alphabet systems.